Awards 2014 : DECHEMA preis – award for excellent research in Technical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology by the Max-Buchner-Society 2013 : Science Award Electrochemistry, award sponsored by BASF and Volkswagen 2012 : NRW Innovationspreis, award for innovative research by the NRW State 2012 : ISE Prize for Applied Electrochemistry, junior (<35) scientist prize by the International Society of Electrochemistry 2011 : Anton-Paar Prize, junior (<35) scientist prize by the Austrian Chemical Society 2009 : Hans-Jürgen-Engell Prize, junior (<35) scientist prize by the International Society of Electrochemistry 2007-2009 : Erwin-Schrödinger Scholarship, postdoctoral research award by the Austrian Science Fund 1996-2001 : Erich-Lackner Scholarship; Honors student award by the Erich-Lackner Stiftung